Feasibility Study of Centralized Multi-agent Self-healing Power System with Superconducting Fault Current Limiter

Abstract

Recently, self-healing power systems have evolved towards centralized instructions and control functions. This paper delineates the feasibility analysis of self-healing power systems using Multi-Agent System (MAS) with Superconducting Fault Current Limiter (SFCL). For a complex power system included various microgrid, it is conceivably doubtful to expect that centralizing the aggregate system control function is practical. Hence, this paper is especially keen on settling on online decision by using smart microgrid control agents that collaborate during normal and fault situations. The control decision is taken by all agents which are deployed at different parts of the circuit. These agents collect their respective circuit information and send to the main central agent. Super conducting fault current limiter is an innovative electric equipment which has the ability to limit peak value of fault current within the first cycle of the fault current. However, a scarcity of research regarding the implementation of SFCL with the multi-agent system in a micro grid is felt. The centralized MAS with SFCL exposed in this paper help to support an enabling technology of future self-healing power system. Feasibility analysis of the proposed centralized MAS with SFCL for self-healing power system has been done by considering faults in different locations of the grid.